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Bowery to Broadway : the American Irish in classic Hollywood cinema / Christopher Shannon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Scranton [Pa.] : University of Scranton Press ; Chicago : [distributed by] Chicago Distribution Center, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxiv, 220 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 9781589662001 (cloth)
  • 1589662008 (cloth)
  • 9781589662001:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.436
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : the sidewalks of New York -- Hell's Kitchen -- City for conquest -- The Bowery Cinderella -- The bells of Saint Mary's -- The lights of old Broadway -- Conclusion : the suburbs of America.
Summary: Here, Shannon guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and a T40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 791.436 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 65448

CW027

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the sidewalks of New York -- Hell's Kitchen -- City for conquest -- The Bowery Cinderella -- The bells of Saint Mary's -- The lights of old Broadway -- Conclusion : the suburbs of America.

Here, Shannon guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and a T40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion.

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